"So now that we got our actors decided, the play will take place in 10 weeks, till then we'll practice, practice, practice!" Guy said just before class ended "I'm going to have all you guys participate in the student arts festival." Everyone groaned, the bell then rang. "Okay, see you all tomorrow!" Guy said with a smile. "I hope you'll all be ready to start practicing!"
The gang; Sakura, Gaara, Naruto, Kiba, Ino, Hinata, Shikamaru, Kankuro, Chouji, Shino, and Sia walked out into the hallway. Everyone knew they were always together during breakfast, lunch, dinner, after the classes all of them had together, before lights out, and on weekends.
"I'm lucky I got chosen as a prop man, huh, Romeo?" Kankuro smirked at his younger brother.
"Prop men don't have dicks," Sai jumped into the conversation. All the guys laughed.
"W-What!" Kankuro choked. Sai smiled.
"I wonder what that has to say about you," Gaara said directing it to Sai. Everyone laughed at Sai, the creepy smile of his faded and turned into an extremely creepy scowl.
After a few of minutes standing into the crowded hallway the gang split up to get to class. Gaara's next class was advanced chakra control, with, Ino, only Ino. Ugh. Why her? Gaara though opening the classroom door wide open. Inside was a couple of kids, talking. In the front row was Ino. Gaara took a glance at the tables as he made his way in, they had names on them, that meant assigned sets. Once Ino saw Gaara she smirked. "Hey Gaara, your seat's right here next to mine."
This class is worse then I imagined. Gaara took his seat, looking right in front of him. "So... Sakura looks really good today, huh? Really sexy, eh?" Ino started interrogating him.
"What was with that Kiba comment back in your dorm?" Gaara said with a little sass in his voice. "Why didn't you finish your sentence, huh?"
Ino instantly blushed, "That's none of your business, Ginger!" Gaara then felt this class was going to be quite entertaining.
Gaara was in the locker room, well in the stalls changing into his gym uniform. As he got out of the stall, a very plump Chouji started running around, "Where'd you hide my chips, you bastard!" he cried.
Shikamaru stood next to Gaara, then sighed, "Sai hid Cho's potato chips" he explained to Gaara. "If only I knew getting him to run around was as easy as hiding his chips."
"So where you taking my sister this weekend?" Gaara asked out of the blue.
Shikamaru blushed, "Just this place I know here in Konoha."
"So a restaurant?" Gaara said trying to get more of a detailed answer.
"Yeah. Then I'm taking her to the bridge by the field of sakura trees." Shikamaru blushed even harder. Gaara never thought a guy would be so romantic to Temari, especially a guy like Shikamaru. Come to think about it he never imagined his sister on a date.
"Hey guys, bet I can score a goal easily." Naruto confidently said.
"We're playing basketball!" Kiba laughed.
"Dammit! I demand to talk to the coach!"
"To bad, Asuma-sensie's a little busy right now" Kiba informed Naruto.
"With what?" Naruto asked.
"Getting your failing grades ready!" Kiba laughed. Everyone stood there quietly. By now Kiba was rolling on the floor.
"Aww, come on it was funny!" Kiba said sitting up, "Naruto can't stay still enough to know the rules and regulations of any sport."
"I made the football team last year." Naruto scowled. Kiba frowned.
"Okay guys to the court." Asuma-sensie said opening the locker rooms door. "Oh and the girls are going to be on the other side, so I don't want any shenanigans! That means you Naruto!"
The gym was enormous. There was a white screen in the middle of the gym to seperate boys and girls when needed, but when one side of the gym wasn't being used the people there would use the whole gym.
The girls were going to play volleyball.
"I want a fair game, that means no punching, kicking, biting, or eye gouging!" Kurenai-sensie told the girls.
"Oh boy, they're playing volleyball!" Naruto beamed, running to look through his reserved peep-hole.
"What did I tell you, Naruto?" Asuma growled.
"There's Sakura-chan! In shorts!" Naruto cried with excitement, "And she just punched Kin to the other side of the gym! Kurenai-sensie's yelling at her!" Gaara wished he could see, though he had more respect for the girls then Naruto.
"What? Kurenai?" Asuma-sensie asked, "Move over kid!" he said pushing Naruto away from his peep-hole. Another good period of basketball wasted.
The gang was all together in the park area of Chuujitsu Academy's campus.
"So what do you guys wanna do this weekend?" Naruto asked, "Since everyone but Shikamaru who's gunna be to busy making out all weekend." Naruto joked. Shikamaru blushed at hit Naruto on the head with a book.
"We could go shopping!" Ino suggested.
"Or to the library" Sai smiled.
"Let's sneak into a casino!" Kiba insisted.
"Or, we could go to the beach" Sakura said, "We haven't been there all together in three years!"
Everyone agreed.
"We can even invite the love birds," Kankuro said pointing at his future brother in law.
After that Kankuro and Sai left to their room, Chouji got hungry so he left, Shikamaru got sleepy so he went to bed, leaving Gaara, Sakura, Naruto, Hinata, Kiba, and Ino.
Sakura walked closely to Hinata, "Now's your chance to get Naruto to notice you." she whispered.
"B-but Gaara and Kiba are here." Hinata whispered back.
"I'll handle Gaara, I think Ino already has Kiba covered." Ino had just pulled Kiba by the arm and was walking with him, his arm still in her grasp.
"Okay. I'll try." Hinata said walking faster to catch up to Naruto.
"Hey Gaara!" Sakura beamed.
"Hey," he replied.
"Nice night to be out, huh?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah." Gaara replied.
"Soooo... you ready for Guy-sensie's class tomorrow?" Sakura asked.
"Is there a kissing scene in the play we're doing?" Gaara asked already knowing the answer.
Sakura blushed. "Yes. Romeo and Juliet kiss." Sakura could feel herself getting fiery red, "But you know, maybe Guy will have us use improves or something so you don't have to worry about kissing me!" Sakura quickly said.
"What if I want to kiss you?" Gaara asked.
"Oh, I... uhm, well... Gaara..." Sakura couldn't find the words in her head. Did Gaara just say he wanted to kiss Sakura or was she just going crazy? Sakura looked at Hinata and Naruto who, were right in front of them, Naruto had just out his arm around Hinata. Kiba and Ino were up way in the front, Kiba's arm was also around Ino, only around her waist getting closer anf closer to her rear end. Sakura knew Naruto wasn't the type to go to far, his arm was around Hinata midriff.
Was everyone hooking up just like that around Sakura?
Gaara grabbed Sakura's hand and stopped her in her steps. "Answer me. What if I want to kiss you?" Gaara said putting his face closer to Sakura.
"I don't know what to say." Sakura said in confusion.
"I never want nothing to get in between our friendship," Gaara softly said.
"Huh?" Sakura said still confused. What was going on? She wished Ino would butt in right about now. Sakura wasn't ready for what she thought was about to happen even if she always dreamed of it.
Gaara softly pushed Sakura against one of the many buildings, he leaned in closer to her. Sakura still confused just went with the flow, she wrapped her arms around Gaara's neck. Gaara wrapped Sakura in his arms and pressed himself harder on Sakura. His face got closer and closer to Sakura's until their lips were about to touch.
"I never want anything to get between our friendship either." Sakura whispered just before they went in for a passionate kiss. Sakura could feel the world spin quickly around her, like if Gaara and she were stuck in time, and nobody could see them. Sakura just felt like melting right there in Gaara's arms. Gaara didn't care if anyone was looking, he didn't care if Naruto was watching with tears rushing out or if Kiba was there laughing, he didn't even care if anybody was there. He was with the only girl he could ever love in his life.
This was both their first kiss. When Sakura was younger she used to say that Sasuke was going to be her first kiss. Gaara used to thing he would never kiss anybody in his entire life. They both kissed each other with so much desire and compassion, it almost felt like lust, in what seemed like an eternity.
Sakura was the first to pull away from the kiss. She looked in Gaara's aqua eyes, the darkness made them look a glassy turquoise color. They looked into each other's eyes for a while, Sakura still in Gaara's strong but warm embrace.
"We can call practice for the play," Gaara smiled warmly.
"As long as we can keep practicing." Sakura smiled.
Gaara let go of Sakura and they kept walking, side by side. It seemed like no one noticed what just happened. Sakura still kept a smile on her face, with her hand in her heart. It was better than she ever dreamed.
Gaara and Sakura caught up to everyone else outside of Sakura and Ino's dorm. Naruto was hugging Hinata goodbye. Kiba and Ino were still talking.
"Where were you guys?" Ino asked as Sakura and Gaara came into sight.
"Just walking." Sakura replied.
"You disappeared out of nowhere," Kiba said, "We thought Chouji ate you!"
Ino laughed.
"Hey Gaara, I'm going back to the dorm." Naruto said letting go of Hinata. Hinata waved goodbye to everyone and left.
"I'll be there in a minute," Gaara replied. Naruo left.
"Yeah, I'm leaving, too" Kiba said turning to Ino. He pressed his lips against hers slipping his tongue into her mouth and then pulled away.
"C'ya" Kiba said to Sakura and Gaara as he walked off.
Ino giggled. "I'm going to go inside!" Ino said opening the dorm room.
Gaara and Sakura were alone again.
"I guess I'll be leaving now." Gaara said as he was about to turn around. Sakura stopped him and this time stole a kiss from him. Once Sakura pulled away Gaara smiled and returned the kiss.
"Sweet dreams," He said pulling away.
"Sweet dreams." Sakura smiled.
Sakura opened the dorm room to find Ino on her bed daydreaming. "Looks like someone's happy," Sakura said.
"You bet I am!" Ino said snapping out of her daydream, "Kiba asked me out! And I said yes of course!"
"So that's what that thing with the tongue was." Sakura said.
"Hey, that still counts as kissing!" Ino blushed.
"Yeah, well I got news for you, too" Sakura said.
"What is it?" Ino said sitting up.
"Well..."
"So we might go on a date, if Neji's okay with it." Naruto told Gaara. "He has to, I mean come on. I'm trustworthy!" Naruto kept talking. Gaara was trying to listen but he couldn't, all he could think about right now was Sakura. He hoped what happened tonight might not effect their friendship negatively.
"I mean, like, let's say if I wanted to take Temari on a date, which I don't, would you let me?" Gaara snapped out of thought.
"What? Hell no." he replied. Naruto frowned.
"You're right! Neji'll never let me go on a date with Hinata!" Naruto cried.
"What?" Gaara asked.
"You weren't listening were you?" Naruto asked.
"Not really." Gaara replied.
"What's going on?" Naruto questioned his demon bro.
"I..."
"No way!" Ino shrieked, "How? When? Where? Wow!"
"I told you back when we were all coming from the park, I don't know how, it just happened!" Sakura answered.
"All I can say is wow!" Ino giggled, "So are you guys going out?"
"I don't know." Sakura replied. She frowned.
"Oh, well maybe he'll ask you out tomorrow!" Ino beamed.
"You think?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah, I'll make sure of it!" Ino said confidently.
"You did what?" Naruto cried.
"You heard me," Gaara said calmly.
"Just making sure I didn't hear wrong," Naruto said, "Well... Alright Gaara! I was wondering when you'd go for it!" Naruto beamed. Gaara sighed.
"So are you going out with Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked leaning in to stare at Gaara.
Gaara pushed him away, "No"
"And why not?" Naruto questioned him.
"I don't know" Gaara answered.
"Are you going to?" Naruto asked scratching his head.
"I don't know." Gaara repeated himself.
"Well you better. You hear me?" Naruto said smirking.
"Is that a threat?" Gaara asked coldly.
"N-No! Who's threatening you? Not me!" Naruto said hiding under his bed covers. Gaara smirked.
Sakura and Ino kept talking till ten p.m. until Temari came barging into their room and told them to go to bed.
"Hey, big sis! Guess what Sakura did!" Ino said before Temari was about to leave.
"What?" Temari asked.
"Don't say it, Ino!" Sakura hissed.
"Don't worry. She has to know!" Ino assured Sakura. Sakura hid under her bed covers.
"Sakura totally locked lips with your ginger brother!" Ino grinned.
Temari looked confused, "Sakura kissed Gaara?" Sakura could feel a warning coming.
Temari jumped on Sakura's bed. Sakura came out from under the covers to see a smiling Temari.
"I'm happy for the both of you!" Temari said hugging Sakura, "Wait till Kankuro hears this!"
"Temari..."
"Yes, Sakura, my future sister-in-law?"
"We aren't going out."
"But then... Eh! Who cares? What happened, happened and your welcomed into the family anytime!"
"Thanks, big sis."
Temari left and Sakura and Ino went straight to bed, after Sakura bonked Ino on the head.
Gaara and Naruto heard a knock on the door. Naruto got up to open the door.
"Hey, lemme talk to my brother." Temari said once Naruto opened the door.
"Who are you again?" Naruto asked.
"Get out of the way, shrimp!" Temari growled pushing Naruto into the wall, slipping onto the floor.
"Hey Gaara, I heard what happened," she jumped on Gaara's bed and sat next to him, "I'm proud of you."
What?" Gaara asked.
Temari hugged Gaara, "My little brother had his first kiss. Wait till Kankuro hears this!" Temari said messing up Gaara's hair.
"Hahaha! Gaara's first kiss!" Naruto laughed crawling off the floor. Temari and Gaara ignored him.
"Who told you?" Gaara asked.
"Ino did!" Temari replied.
"Remind me to kill her, Naruto" Gaara said.
"Yes sir," Naruto replied.
"Well I better let you guys sleep," Temari said, "Good night, Gaara." Temari hugged him this time tighter.
"Night, shrimp," she said to Naruto and left.
"Really who was she?" Naruto asked Gaara. Gaara through a clock at Naruto and went to bed.
"Owwwwwww..." Naruto groaned.